2 dead, 2 wounded in West Englewood shootings

A 19-year-old man and a woman were killed Tuesday afternoon in an apparent drive-by shooting in the city's West Englewood neighborhood, police said.

The man was identified this morning as Shane Burnett of the 6300 block of South Honore Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Burnett was pronounced dead at 5:13 p.m. Tuesday at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

The woman, who was in her 40s, has not been identified, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office. She was pronounced dead at 7:21 pm. at Mt. Sinai Hospital.

Two others were wounded during a wild sequence of events. Police responded to separate shooting reports in the 6800 blocks of Justine Street and Ashland Avenue at about 4:30 p.m.

On the 6800 block of South Ashland Avenue, police discovered Burnett wounded in an alley and the woman wounded on the sidewalk, police spokesman Michael Fitzpatrick said. On Justine, police found two adult males with gunshot wounds to their legs, he said.

The men shot in the legs were taken to Holy Cross Hospital and were listed in good condition.

Police continued gathering details on the shooting, but had not made any arrests. A description of the fleeing vehicle wasn't available.